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  1. Alan Bendall
    Alan Bendall says:

    Great article..but as you say one persons experience is not necessarily anothers. i found that without my NIE I could do very little. i think it is more a matter of who you know not what you know

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    • Kate Hickey
      Kate Hickey says:

      Alan – Thanks for reading. Yes, knowing people is so helpful. That’s why I wanted to write this blog with Maria-Luisa featured so people could get to her with just a passport, get an account, and meet a new friend. Suerte con todo!

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  2. Kristin
    Kristin says:

    hi there! so…cell phones. Did you have to get a completely new phone, or could you use your US iphone with a new sim card? if you get a new sim card, i assume that means you get a new phone number…and a new data plan? Sorry to be a total idiot, but i really have no idea how this will work! :)Kristin

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    • Kate Hickey
      Kate Hickey says:

      Hi Kristin –

      My husband and I got completely new phones. We were due. However, you CAN use your US iPhone with a new SIM card. Yes you will have a new plan and a new number. Not a dumb question at all! Let me know if I can help you in any other part of your move:) Suerte Kristin…Kate

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  3. Jeff O
    Jeff O says:

    Hi Kate,
    Thanks for the refereral to Maria-Luisa at Sabadell. She was super helpful and very easy to set up our initial “foreigner” account so that we have it for our rental contract in connection with utilities. FYI she has moved branches and is now at Avenida Cardenal Benlloch 11 ( corner avenida del Puerto)
    46021 Valencia

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    • Kate Hickey
      Kate Hickey says:

      Ah YES! Thank you for the reminder. I’ll update this. She emailed me and told me about the move. Thanks for reading Jeff and email if I can help you out in any way. Que te vayas bien:)

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  4. Elwine Daleus
    Elwine Daleus says:

    Hello!
    I have to say thank you our Spanish teacher María Hidalgo Mateos for sharing this wonderful blog with us. And Thank you for such great information and advice! As the process can be rather daunting but reading about someone else experience makes it’s all worthwhile. We chose Alicante, we visited back in July with our 18 year old son before he left for college and we all fell in love with the city. So now waiting for our appointment for the NLV which first week im October hopefully all we go well get our visa to start our new adventure in Alicante.

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